Parliament (band)

Parliament
Background information
OriginPlainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
DiscographyParliament discography
Years active1968–1970, 1974–1980, 2018
LabelsCasablanca (1974–1980)
Invictus (1968–1970)
C Kunspyruhzy (2018)
Def Jam (2021–present)
SpinoffsParliament-Funkadelic
Spinoff ofThe Parliaments
Past members

Parliament was an American funk band formed in 1968 by George Clinton as a flagship act of his P-Funk collective. Evolving out of an earlier vocal group, Parliament became associated with a more commercial and less rock-oriented sound than its sister act Funkadelic. Their work incorporated Afrofuturism concepts, horn arrangements, synthesizer, and outlandish theatrics.[2] The band scored a number of Top 10 hits, including the million-selling 1976 single "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)," and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection (1975).

  1. ^ Pilchak, Angela M. (2005). Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 49. Gale. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7876-8062-6.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Parliament -Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

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